Employed persons (RAS)
Which industries and sectors do employed persons work in? How are they distributed by sex and ancestry? The register-based Labour Force Statistics (RAS) is an annual account of employed persons as of the end of November.
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A grouping of the population into three categories: Immigrants, descendants, and persons of Danish origin. These three groups can be further divided into persons of Danish origin, immigrants from Western countries, immigrants from non-Western countries, descendants from Western countries, and descendants from non-Western countries.
A person - regardless place of birth - where at least one parent is Danish citizen and also born in Denmark.
A person who is born abroad, and where neither parent is both a Danish citizen and born in Denmark. If there is no information about either parent and the person is born abroad, they are registered as an immigrant.
A person who is born in Denmark, and where neither parent is both a Danish citizen and born in Denmark. If there is no information about either parent and the person is a foreign national, they are also considered a descendant. If at least one parent is born in Denmark and acquires Danish citizenship, the person will subsequently be registered as being of Danish origin.
Includes EU member states, Andorra, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Vatican City State.
Selected statistics on Employed persons (RAS)
Employed people by ancestry
Starting from the publication on April 28, 2015, RAS is based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. In this context, RAS has been revised back to November 2008. At the same time, the dating of the statistics was changed, so that it is now dated according to the reference point at the end of November. This means that the most recent assessment is labeled as the end of November 2024, whereas previously it would have been labeled 2025.
Data in AMR_UN come from a number of other sources:
- The eIncome Register
- The Business Statistics Register
- The Statistics on People Receiving Public Benefits
- The Education Statistics
- The Income Statistics
- The Population Statistics
- The Maternity and Sickness Benefits Statistics
- The Occupational Classification Module
Before 2008, the basic data for employees came from the central information form register at SKAT, and these data were not longitudinal.
Employees by working hours and sector
Starting from the publication on April 28, 2015, RAS is based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. In this context, RAS has been revised back to November 2008. At the same time, the dating of the statistics was changed, so that it is now dated according to the reference point at the end of November. This means that the most recent assessment is labeled as the end of November 2024, whereas previously it would have been labeled 2025.
Data in AMR_UN come from a number of other sources:
- The eIncome Register
- The Business Statistics Register
- The Statistics on People Receiving Public Benefits
- The Education Statistics
- The Income Statistics
- The Population Statistics
- The Maternity and Sickness Benefits Statistics
- The Occupational Classification Module
Before 2008, the basic data for employees came from the central information form register at SKAT, and these data were not longitudinal.
Employed persons by industry and sex
Starting from the publication on April 28, 2015, RAS is based on the Labor Market Account (AMR_UN), which is a longitudinal register. In this context, RAS has been revised back to November 2008. At the same time, the dating of the statistics was changed, so that it is now dated according to the reference point at the end of November. This means that the most recent assessment is labeled as the end of November 2024, whereas previously it would have been labeled 2025.
Data in AMR_UN come from a number of other sources:
- The eIncome Register
- The Business Statistics Register
- The Statistics on People Receiving Public Benefits
- The Education Statistics
- The Income Statistics
- The Population Statistics
- The Maternity and Sickness Benefits Statistics
- The Occupational Classification Module
Before 2008, the basic data for employees came from the central information form register at SKAT, and these data were not longitudinal.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose the Quarterly Labour Market Status (KAS) is to to provide a description of the Danish population's affiliation to the labour market. KAS is an averaging of the populations affiliation to the labour market per quarter and per year and is published annually. KAS covers the hole population from 2017 and on, while it covers the employed part of the population 1st. - 4th. quarter from 2008 to 2017.
The purpose of the Register-Based Labour Force Statistics (RAS) is to measure the population’s primary attachment to the labour market. This attachment is recorded at the end of November and compiled once a year. The first RAS compilation was made at the end of November 1980.